Aircraft
Farnborough Show Brought Plenty of Defense News
A round-up of AIN’s comprehensive coverage of the event.
The STOVL version of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 made a short appearance at the Farnborough International Airshow, demonstrating its hover capability, but did not appear in the static display. (Photo: David McIntosh)
The STOVL version of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 made a short appearance at the Farnborough International Airshow, demonstrating its hover capability, but did not appear in the static display. (Photo: David McIntosh)

The Farnborough International Airshow was supposed to continue the coming-out party for the F-35 that started the previous week at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT). But the F-35B STOVL stealth fighter was displayed on only one of the four trade days, and was not in the static display. Lockheed Martin was upstaged by Boeing, which chose Farnborough to celebrate its 100th anniversary, and was confirmed by the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) as the recipient of orders for the P-8 and AH-64E worth $6 billion.